> IMO, instead of killing processes, it would be better to keep the hanging > behavior in place, but place limits on the resources used by a subsection > of the process tree. Think ulimit, but applying to entire process heirarchies.
doesn't solve the issues of every program needing to deal with failed forks. wouldn't you just love it if a programming error were to put acme in a wierd state? the machine might as well reboot, since you are likely the only user, and the editor is wack. - erik